By Roslyn Jones, Special to the AFRO The city of Elkridge is situated in Howard County in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The community boasts of excellent educational opportunities provided by local institutions such as Howard University or the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Elkridge is also a great destination for those looking for outdoor […]
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D.C. council members fight food insecurity in schools as pandemic measures for K-12 students expire
By Hadiya Presswood, Special to the AFRO D.C. Council members introduced a bill to provide “free universal school breakfast, lunch and after-school snacks to students in public, charter and participating private schools in the District of Columbia” earlier this year. The Universal Free School Meals Amendment Act of 2023, or B25-0035, proposes that public charter […]
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Maryland Food Bank report: one-third of Marylanders are facing food insecurity
By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Food Bank released a special report on July 14 regarding food insecurity in Maryland, and how residents experience food hardships. The goal of this report is to look at data from a variety of resources to see how factors such as housing and wages have an […]
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Counties with the highest rate of food insecurity in Maryland
Written by Stacker Counties with the highest rate of food insecurity in MarylandEvery county in the United States is home to people experiencing food insecurity, defined by the nonprofit Feeding America as “a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.” The USDA estimates […]
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Xi Omega Chapter talks Food Insecurity with local leaders
By Nyame-Kye Kondo Special to the AFRO On Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, held a webinar and virtual panel on food insecurity and inequities in the District of Columbia. The webinar was moderated by Xi Omega member and NBC News anchor Jummy Olabanji Sands, […]
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#SecuringTheBag: US Senate takes aim at solving Baltimore’s food desert crisis
By PK Semler Special to the AFRO The bipartisan bill — the Healthy Food Access for All Americans (HFAAA) Act – introduced earlier this year by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) — will for the first time directly address the issue of food deserts and the gaping divide between the have […]
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A Baking Lesson Fundraiser to fill weekend backpacks that feed hungry children in Baltimore
(Screengrab) By Ralph E. Moore Jr Special to the AFRO You can learn how to bake a special dish in time for your Thanksgiving table and help feed a hungry child at the same time; by supporting a Chef’s Event Re-imagined as a benefit for the Baltimore Weekend Backpack Program that feeds hungry children in […]
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As the City prospers, food insecurity remains an issue in two mostly Black wards
Safeway is one of the few full-service grocery stores found in the District of Columbia’s predominately Black Wards 7 and 8. Of the 49 full-service grocery stores offered in D.C., only four are located in two wards combined. (Photo/Howard University News Service) By Corinne Dorsey, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — New restaurants, grocery stores […]
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#SecuringTheBag: “Doc” Cheatham’s “positive rally” at TransAmerica for new supermarket inspires Cherry Hill
Doc Cheatham hosts the “Positive Rally,” at the TransAmerica Corporation’s Tower. (Screenshot) By PK Semler Special to The AFRO Nothing surprised Baltimore business elites more than when they found out Baltimore’s civil rights firebrand Marvin L. “Doc” Cheatham was holding a “Positive Rally” at the TransAmerica Corporation’s Tower thanking the Dutch insurance giant for helping […]
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FDIC’s McWilliams launches game changing USD 1bn “Shark Tank” fund for Baltimore food deserts, black business #SecuringTheBag
By PK Semler, Special to the AFRO The powerful chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Jelena McWilliams, last week launched a USD 120m investment fund targeting businesses and investments in underserved Black America and minority communities through FDIC insured minority-owned banks and financial institutions. During the press conference call, September 16, to […]
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The AFRO with David Rubenstein on The American Experiment #SecuringtheBag
By PK Semler, Special to the AFRO Baltimore native and Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein filmed by The Afro-American Newspaper using CI Glass discussing his new book, American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream featuring Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Jean King, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and how the son of a Baltimore postman […]
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#SecuringtheBag: Covid-19 generated profits save Shoppers at Mondawmin Mall
By PK Semler, Special to The AFRO It seems that unprecedented profits generated by Covid-19, and not union or political activism, have saved the Shoppers Grocery Store in Mondawmin Mall from shutting down and creating a new catastrophic food desert situation for West Baltimore residents. The future of Shoppers at Mondawmin Mall — which serves […]